Wow I bent and broke off a landing gear handle

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  1. OOwannaBE

    OOwannaBE Medium Load Member

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    I didn't even know that was possible. It isn't like it was beat up and rusted. It was a new trailer and the handle wasn't bent. Some guy dropped the trailer too low and he asked if I could crank it up for him. I used all my strength and bent the handle and it broke off. I looked at where it broke and it the metal was clean. When I become an owner op I will be sure to keep a spare trailer handle with me.
     
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  3. icsheeple

    icsheeple Trailing the Herd

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    Made in China.
     
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  4. A Bug

    A Bug Heavy Load Member

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    Next time you trying to raise a fully loaded trailer keep the thing in low gear there superman
     
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  5. OOwannaBE

    OOwannaBE Medium Load Member

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    It was in low gear. It had a load on it so it was heavy and could barely turn. I've been driving for over five years so I know how to solve a lot of minor problems.
     
  6. melsno

    melsno Light Load Member

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    Been there down that... i drop and hook maybe 4 times a day and i probably break at least 3 a year. I learn enough to be careful and can tell when a handle is about to go so like a first date be gentle. Also i used a screw driver to lower the legs or raise it dont ask how... it takes a while on the lowest gear. The struggle of a o/o
     
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  7. poppapump1332

    poppapump1332 Road Train Member

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    Easy killer lol but it's happened to me before probably old and worn out.
     
  8. OOwannaBE

    OOwannaBE Medium Load Member

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    You placed a screwdriver through the hole for the landing gear bolt you mean in order to turn it? If I was a really nice guy I could have removed the landing gear handle off my trailer temporarily but I had to go. It was the guys fault for lowering it by accident anyway he was new.
     
  9. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    And why couldn't the other driver crank it themselves..
     
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  10. OOwannaBE

    OOwannaBE Medium Load Member

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    He tried and couldn't and asked me since I am pretty muscular from my body building days of creatine and whey protein shakes.
     
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  11. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Those have a tendency to rust out from the inside.
     
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